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Computing's Lost Allure

Posted by michael on from the grass-somewhat-less-green dept.

khendron writes "An article in the New York Times, describes how the number of students majoring in computer science in university has dropped off with the rest of the hi-tech economy. The bright side: the students who are enrolling are doing so because they love computers. Not like a few years ago when students were enrolling because they wanted to make a quick buck. I'll take quality over quantity."

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  1. This Was in The Times? by theonetruekeebler · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Then how do we know it's true?

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  2. Re:If you don't love it, you'll be bad at it by infinite9 · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    hope I interview against you...

    Remember: In a situation like this, you wouldn't be interviewing against her abilities. You'd be interviewing against her breasts.

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  3. Re:Preach it brother by pkunzipper · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    Actually, its MCSE, Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer...or MCSA, Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator

    Just becuase you have a CS degree doesn't mean you're better than the self-taught or non-degree person. Although boolean logic does not lie, the field of computers is best applied when left in the hands of innovators and "CuriousGeorges" that always wan tot explore the unexplored. Tht is how we will progress. That is also why Digital Rights Management implementations in software are such a bad idea.

    Sure a CS degree proves that you know your shit...good for the employer who is dishing out the money, and it also proves thatyou know how to work and code and operate in a certain fashion, by the book, if you will. But I am a finance major, self-taught in computers (all areas) since my uncle gave me his DOS at age 10. However, I do not officially in the CS field. But I am very innovative with computers and this is starting to sound gay....bye